I had an R30 Skyline (L24 auto). It was one of the best cars I have owned.
I towed my 1600 on my 700kg trailer from sydney to Canberra and back. One really big hill on the freeway, I had a 140km/h run at it, and by the time I got to the top I was only doing 90km/h. A turbo would have been brilliant. Graeme. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Alan Attwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:21:49 +1000 I own an R30 TI 5 speed hatch. Great car but runs out of puff easily with a load on the back. Wouldn't make a great tow car. The good thing about the hatch was 4 wheel discs. Sedans had rear drums. The other good thing about the hatch is that the back seat folds down to a station wagon set up. You can carry heaps of parts/panels. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:41 AM Subject: Re: r30 l24e > yeah well, ill put some decent 15" wheels on it...i have my old s2 bluey 5 speed here, would i be best to save some $$ buying a auto 4 door and converting it?? (i dont want a hatch, i think they look ugly) also, would the l24e be capable of towing a car trailer with my bluey on the back??? :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 22:19:21 +1000 > Subject: RE: r30 l24e > > OK, no worries, I can understand fully the reasons you have for that choice. Personally I'd stay with the L24E for a daily driver if I bought one for that, they do go quiet well in manual form, they're very comfortable and are reasonably economical for a 6. Put some decent rubber on it (it amazes me the crap tyres that average commuter types put on their cars and then drive to work like their on a race track these days, they seem to be either bald or two sizes too small), anyway turn up the stereo and legally cruise inconspicuously in a white one to work. > > I find that when looking at the R30's for sale around here (Canberra), the 5 door hatch manuals seem to be a tad more exy than the 4 door auto sedans and also most of the sedans are autos. You can get a good hatch out of the local paper for $2.5-3.5K but the dealers still want up around $5K (I saw one a Fyshwick recently with 300'Ks at this price) for them as long as they pretty much look OK and you can actually drive it away, and what more they wont budge much on the price so these things must still be in demand around here. I'm thinking a private sale is the way to go, but things could be different where you come from. > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ben C > Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2002 9:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: r30 l24e > > > i dont want another turbo car...i want something with a good smooth powerband....i guess i would just be best to swap a l28 into it?? the SR turbo bluey is for weekends :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 20:18:06 +1000 > Subject: RE: r30 l24e > > Ben, > > I also have a soft spot for the R30 and I take an interest in what ppl do with them. The L24E engine seems to me to be very reliable in stock form but the bottom end seems to me not to be built to the usual L series standards that we enjoy on our 4's. I've seen a few of them modified to give an increase of power in the +25% region, and most of not all of them have grenade in one way or another, usually a conrod or gudgeon letting go. One in particular that got the L20A turbo upgrade did it in style, and I've never seen a bigger hole in the side of an L block before. What this bloke then did (he's my local exhaust builder) is put a reconditioned L26 block under a L28 head and bolted all of the L20A turbo bits back onto it. He's modified the induction side a bit, pod and the usual stuff, nice exhaust as you expect but not much else and it's a good performer but not what I'd call a screamer, probably around similar performance to a stockish Z18ET in a 1600. The L20A turbo is a ! > bit small for the job me thinks, but it was a low cost upgrade and the new engine has been reliable for over 2 years now. I don't know what EMS it's running (I'm guessing it's also L20A-T) but I will see him tomorrow week and can ask if you're interested. > > regards > Terry > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
